Of Brexit, Empire and Theology
12 November 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] A General Election is looming in the UK and Brexit continues to divide the country, so the title of the November Diversity lecture at Newbold College could not have been more appropriate: Theologising Brexit – Anti-blackness and Christian Mission – A Liberationist and Postcolonial Critique.
Read MoreBeing Human in a Digital Age – an ethical challenge for the church?
14 October 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] In an age where more than half the people in the world now have access to the internet, what effect is the digital age having on our humanity? This was the question posed during the 2019 Beach Lecture at Newbold College of Higher Education on the evening of…
Read MoreRacing for Education, Norwegian Union President Raises 5,500 Euros for ADRA in marathon
9 October 2019 | Lock Ness, Scotland [Tor Tjeransen] The head of the Adventist Church in Norway, Victor Marley, has raised over NOK 55,000 (approximately 5,500 Euros) for ADRA's work while running a tough marathon alongside Scotland’s famous Loch Ness. He claims to be very pleased with both the donations and the race.
Read MoreIceland Photo Tour inspires and trains Adventist photographers
9 October 2019 | Reykjavik, Iceland [Victor Hulbert for TED, EUD, and NAD communications] Photographers and video makers from three Adventist Church world divisions gather in Iceland to network, share, and improve their photographic skills.
Read MoreAdvancing Youth in Northern Greece Youth Conference
8 October 2019 | Katerini, Greece [Moses Siwale] As a last opportunity before school and university, Adventist youth and their friends from across northern Greece met for a weekend at the Adventist Centre of Influence, POLIS, in Katerini, just a 45-minute drive south of Thessaloniki.
Read MoreAdventist school the best in Norway
7 October 2019 | Tyrifjord, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Tenth grade students at a church school in Norway gained the highest-grade point average across the country during the last school year, this according to statistics recently released by Norwegian education authorities.
Read MoreAre you hearing what I’m not saying?
3 October 2019 | Vejlefjord, Denmark [Jan-Gunnar Wold/tedNEWS] Nearly 60 participants at the Nordic ‘Adventist Communication Academy’ headed to Vejlefjord Adventist Junior College, Denmark, 27-29 September, to hear what was not being said, learn what they did not know, and network across unexplored territory.
Read MoreInvasion of love reconciles divided community
2 October 2019 | Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina [Božidar Mihajlović/tedNEWS] War separates – often for years even when the conflict is over and ‘peace’ is restored. Distrust, hurt and pain have to be overcome. Adventist youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) see themselves as part of that bridge building process.
Read MoreDisabling disease no hinderance to baptism
2 October 2019 | Katerini, Greece [Yiannis Samaras] Becoming ill with a rare spinal-cord disease was not going to stop John getting baptised. Despite being restricted to a wheelchair, his father and another church friend carried him into the sea for the very special ceremony on Monday, 2 September 2019. Adding to the joy of the…
Read MoreHungarian members challenged, called and chosen at Mission camp meeting
19 September 2019 | Balaton, Hungary [Kis István] Hungarian Adventists feel blessed to own and operate a campsite on the shores of beutiful Lake Balaton, a holiday resort some 90 minutes south-west of the capital, Budapest. While often busy with camps for youth and children, a summer highlight is mission camp meeting, held this year,…
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